Replication and Transcription

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Replication and Transcription

Similarities

  • Hydrogen bonds are broken
  • DNA is used as a template for complimentary base pairing
  • DNA helicase is used

Differences

  • Only 1 strand of DNA is used in transcription
  • Only parts of a DNA strand is used in transcription
  • Uracil replaces Thymine in transcription
  • RNA polymerase is used in transcription (not DNA polymerase)
  • mRNA is produced in transcription

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